From the course: Essential French in Two Hours with Paul Noble

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Words ending in "-ic" and "-ical" in English

Words ending in "-ic" and "-ical" in English

From the course: Essential French in Two Hours with Paul Noble

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Words ending in "-ic" and "-ical" in English

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(Paul) Words that end in "ic" and "ical" in English, that's words that end in "I-C" and "I-C-A-L" in English, end in "ique" in French. So, for example, "Typical" in French, "Typical" is: (Marianne) « Typique », « Typique ». (Paul) So, the "ical" has been replaced by an: (Marianne) « ique », « ique ». (Paul) So, with that in mind, how do you think you'd say "Exotic" in French? (Marianne) « Exotique », « Exotique ». (Paul) How about "Romantic"? (Marianne) « Romantique », « Romantique ». (Paul) So, that pronunciation is a little bit different in English but again, they all end with this "ique" sound. "It is" in French "It is" is: (Marianne) « C'est », « C'est ». (Paul) So, how do you say, "It's typical"? (Marianne) « C'est typique », « C'est typique ». (Paul) How about "It's exotic"? (Marianne) « C'est exotique », « C'est exotique ». (Paul) "It's romantic." (Marianne) « C'est romantique », « C'est romantique ». (Paul) You can hear the "A" in romantic is pronounced a little bit…

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